vermilion vs red

red vs vermilion

vermilion and red both are nouns.

vermilion and red both are adjectives.

vermilion is a verb but red is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vermilion	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
red	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, red is a hypernym of vermilion; that is, red is a word with a broader meaning than vermilion:

vermilion: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

Other hypernyms of vermilion include redness.

vermilion (noun)	red (noun)
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge	red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
	emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
	the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

vermilion (adjective)	red (adjective)
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color	(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
	characterized by violence or bloodshed

vermilion (verb)	red (verb)
color vermilion

Difference between vermilion and red

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